Fire-pot.



No M'oDBL.

PATBNTED JULY 21, 1903 E. s. CLARE.

PIRE POT. 4APPLICJLIllOH FILED NOV. 13. 1901.

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E. s. CLARE.

FIRE POT.

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v 311 manto@ Patented July 21, 1903f3 APATENT OFFICE.

EARL CLARE, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

FIRE-Por..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Leaefs'ratent No. 734,401, dated July 21,1903.

, Application filed November 13,1901.A Serial No. 82,100. (No model.) l

To all whom tm/ty concern:

Be it known'that I, EARL S. CLARE, a citi.- zen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful'lmprovements in Fire-Pots', of which the following is a specification.

My invention-relates to improvements in fire-pots, and pertains toan improved firepot composed of a plurality of comparatively narrow vertical sections constructed substantially as hereinafter shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved fire-pot composed of a plurality of comparatively narrow vertical sections so supported that they can be removed without dismantling the stove or removing a single bolt, and in which the air is taken in at the draft-door and circulated around the firelpot and passed into the iire between the sections, coking the fuel toward the center of the firepot and also permitting a passage of air between the sections at a point above the fuel, whereby all of the smoke and gas is consumed, owing to perfect combustion, and an exceedingly long-lived fire-pot is produced.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stove, the outer case being broken away and showing an exterior perspective view of my improved fire -pot. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of one of the fire-pot sections. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the suspending-ring. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the fire-pot sections. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of one of the fire-pot sections.

Referring lnow to the drawings, 1 indicates the steel body or casing of the stove.

2 is any desired form of grate, and which forms no part of my present invention.

My invention pertainsto the fire-pot, which consists of a plurality of comparatively narrow vertical separate sections 3, and these sections 3 are suspendedupon a suspending ring 4, the said ring being provided with a suitable number of depending lugs 5, by means of which the ring is riveted to the steel body or casing of the stove, as indicated in Fig. 2. This ring 4 is provided with an upwardly projecting flange or hook portion 6,

Vlating air-space.

' serving as means upon which to suspend the said sections 3. g Y Y -My improved sections havetheir upper ends provided with av suitable hook portion 7, adapted to embrace or engage the saidiiange 6 of the ring 4. These sections, at a point just below the hook portion 7, are provided with a iiange or projection 8, the outer edgeof which is in a line' with theouter edge orside of the hook 7. These iianges-or projections 8 rest against the inner side of the steel ybody or casing 1 of the stove, which, togetherwith the ring and the hook portion, serves tosuspend the sections 3, which constitute my improved thereof, the said projection 11 resting againstv the inner side of the steel body. Between the projections S and 11 the stems of the sections are slightly cut out to form an air'spaee 12 between the cut-out portion of the sections4 and the inner side of the body or casing 1. Also, preferably, the lower extremity below the projection 11 of the stems 10 is cut out still deeper, as shown at 14, for the purpose of forming a comparatively larger space between the lower ends of the sectionsand the inner side of the casing or body of the stove, and thereby a comparatively larger air-circu- The space l2 serves to form an air circulation entirely around between the stem portions of the sections and the inner side of the stove. As shown, the stems 10 of these sections are T-shaped in crosssection, and the laterally-extending portions of the T are in engagement, whereby two of the sections serve to constitute avertical airspace between the outwardly-extending fins or flanges 15 of the stems, as lwill berreadily understood.

By reference to the drawings it will be noticed that the laterally-extending portions or IOO a single bolt.

inner danges 1G of the stem portions of the sections are provided with lugs 17, serving to form air-passages 18 therebetween and establishing communication between the vertical passages formed by the fins or flanges l5, thus establishing a free circulation of air between the said sections and the air spaces or passages to the body of the fire or fuel located within the pot.

For the purpose of feeding an increased quantity of air at a point directly above the fuel and thereby establishingr perfect combustion and a complete burning of the gases and smoke from the fuel I provide the lateral flanges 1G of stems of the sections just below the projection 8 with recesses or notches 20, which serve to form (when the sections are placed side by side, as shown in Fig. 2) circular openings through which air passes to the fire-pot directly above the flame and commingles with the smoke and gases, establishing, as before stated, perfect combustion and an absolute burning of all of the escaping gases and smoke.

Air for supplying combustion enters the draft-door stove (not here shown) and is circulated around the fire-pot and passes through the air-passages, as before stated,which serves to coke the fuel toward the center of the firepot and to establish perfect combustion at a point above the fuel. This construction produ ces a'iire-pot which is exceedingly lon g-lived and is absolutely proof against fire-crack.

The construction here shown is also exceedingly simple in the construction of the firepot and enables the fire-pot to be removed or to be placed in position without in the slightest manner dismantling the stove or removing It will be noticedthat the sections constituting the lire-pot are suspended solely upon the suspension-ring 4L and are not in any sense supported bythe grateor the grate-ring located therebelow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved fire-pot comprising a plurality of vertically-arranged sections practically T-shaped throughout their entire length, and arranged side by side forming enlarged vertically-arranged air-spaces, the laterallyextending members of said T-shaped member forming the inner Walls of said air-spaces and said laterally-extending members having eutaway portions forming relatively restricted vertical air-passages communicating with said air-spaces, supporting-hooks carried by the upper ends of said sections, and transverse blocks below said hooks and closing the upper ends of said vertically-arranged air-spaces, substantially as described.

An improved fire-pot comprising a plurality of vertically-arranged sections practically T-sh aped throughout their entire length and forming enlarged airspaces therebetween, lugs carried by the laterally-extending flanges to form longitudinal openings therebetween, transverse blocks carried by the upper ends of said sections closing the upper ends of said spaces, said sections having enlarged openings below said blocks, and hooks carried by said sections above said transverse blocks, whereby they are supported within the casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EARL S. CLARE.

Vitnesses:

A. F. LERTRAM, W. KENNEY, Jr, 

